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How long does it take penicillin to help impacted wisdom tooth?
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Impacted wisdom: If you have infected impacted wisdom teeth, they need to be removed. Antibiotics will only alleviate the symptoms temporarily. If the pain is due to the teeth erupting, antibiotics will not help. Check with your dentist or an oral surgeon.
Answered 10/10/2013
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Not a pain killer: Penicillin is an antibiotic, not a pain killer. If your pain is caused by swelling from an infection it usually takes 24-48 hours for an antibiotic to start reducing the infection. If the pain is not caused by an infection then it will not help at all. The problem will not go away, however, until the cause is addressed and the impacted tooth removed.
Answered 1/18/2014
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